https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2013/01/24/dont-laugh-but-europe-may-be-the-last-superpower/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usTue, 09 Jun 2026 05:42:25 -0400<![CDATA[In other words, the French are in Mali fighting an international terrorist organization with the potential to inflict damage across North Africa and perhaps beyond. Not long ago, this sort of international terrorist organization used to inspire emergency planning sessions at the Pentagon. Now the French have trouble getting Washington to pay attention at all. Some U.S. transport planes recently helped ferry French soldiers to the region but, according to Le Figaro, the Americans at first asked the French to pay for the service—“a demand without precedent”—before wearily agreeing to help. &#8230;]]>Thu, 24 Jan 2013 16:00:49 -0500<![CDATA[Erika Johnsen]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2013/01/24/dont-laugh-but-europe-may-be-the-last-superpower-n280861